Comment on 92 I believe that our books are quite similar. My book “De la distribution des maisons de plaisance, et de la décoration des édifices en general” by Jacques-Francois Blondel is about houses or chateaus in the french context. There is not only a connection by the content of our books, but also by…
Author: Jonas Pfändler
Xenotheka_78
I looked for words which not only came across the book multiple times but also hold an architectnical meaning. I tried to use the words with the original language which is french. Words like jardin, chateau, décoration, maisons de plaisance and edifices caught my attention. I used the brain of Xenotheka so I could find…
Argument_78
The title offers a clue what the author wants to say. It seems like the book is a manual for building a house the right way. The drawings and pictures in the book reveal big projects which suits the bourgeoisie but not the lower classes. The houses look expensive and must be designed for a…
Greetings_78
I chose the first page because of it’s appearance. A large part of it is brown coloured and it seems like someone spilled their coffee over it or just lightly burnt it. The second page got mz attention because of the beautiful drawings of the front view and the section. I took a picture of…